Peñarol target Flamengo's De La Cruz | OneFootball

Is De La Cruz on his way out of Flamengo?

Clubs are still keeping an eye on market opportunities to strengthen their squads for the rest of the season. Right now, the club trying to sign De La Cruz, Flamengo’s midfielder, is Peñarol (URU).

At first, Peñarol’s initial idea is to have De La Cruz on a one-year loan deal. Now, the tendency is for the Uruguayan side to start stepping up talks with the Rubro-Negro to find out whether a deal for Mengão’s No. 18 is possible.

In talks with people close to Flamengo’s football department, Peñarol showed interest in taking De La Cruz on a loan with no cost involved. Therefore, if those are the conditions set by the Uruguayan club, the Rubro-Negro are not expected to move forward with negotiations.

WHAT IS DE LA CRUZ’S SITUATION AT FLAMENGO?

De La Cruz began his journey at Flamengo in 2024, after the club paid around R$ 78 million upfront at the time for 100% of the player’s rights. In short, throughout this period, the player had some good performances, but was unable to build any consistency due to countless injuries.

Besides the injuries, De La Cruz missed some matches as a preventive clinical measure, such as in games at high altitude and on synthetic pitches. Even so, the midfielder took part in the successful campaigns that ended with the Copa do Brasil title (2024), as well as the Brasileirão and Copa Libertadores titles in 2025.

WHAT IS FLAMENGO’S NEXT MATCH?

While the board plans for the rest of the season, De La Cruz and the entire Flamengo squad are focused on the upcoming fixtures. As a result, this Wednesday (29), Mengo face Internacional in the Brasileirão.

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